The reactions to Kasabian do not lie. "As accessible as !" or 'This is what Second Coming by should have sounded like!' It should be clear that Kasabian, a young guitar band from Leicester, England, is something special. This self-titled debut features the first singles Club Foot and LSF (Lost Souls Forever) with which the band in England has already attracted the necessary attention. Musically
… the band is in the same vein as , and The Stone Roses. However, Kasabian is quite a bit heavier than these bands from the Madchester era and the unpolished production shows that it is quite contemporary. The group deals in sing-along songs in the best British tradition with danceable rhythms, but also has common ground with the garage rock of and the lyrics of say . English pop music has a nice band again. (MS)more
